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"
I
knew
he
had
been
with
it
.
He
never
told
me
the
exact
nature
of
his
shame
.
"
"
He
’
s
a
crackerjack
magician
;
he
did
stunts
for
them
that
had
me
fooled
.
But
it
wouldn
’
t
have
mattered
if
it
had
been
only
the
card
tricks
kids
learn
;
it
was
his
patter
that
had
them
rolling
in
the
aisles
.
Finally
he
stopped
and
said
apologetically
.
‘
The
Man
from
Mars
is
supposed
to
be
able
to
do
wonderful
things
?
so
I
have
to
pass
a
few
miracles
each
meeting
.
I
can
’
t
help
being
the
Man
from
Mars
;
it
’
s
just
something
that
happened
to
me
.
But
miracles
can
happen
for
you
,
too
,
if
you
want
them
.
However
,
to
be
allowed
to
see
anything
more
than
these
narrow
-
gauge
miracles
,
you
must
enter
the
Circle
.
Those
of
you
who
truly
want
to
learn
I
will
see
later
.
Cards
are
being
passed
around
,
’
"
Patty
explained
to
me
what
Mike
was
really
doing
.
‘
This
crowd
is
just
marks
,
dear
–
people
who
come
out
of
curiosity
or
maybe
have
been
shined
in
by
some
of
our
own
people
who
have
reached
one
of
the
inner
circles
.
’
Jubal
,
Mike
has
the
thing
rigged
in
nine
circles
,
like
degrees
in
a
lodge
–
and
nobody
is
told
that
there
actually
is
a
circle
farther
in
until
they
’
re
ready
to
be
inducted
into
it
.
‘
This
is
just
Michael
’
s
bally
,
’
Pat
told
me
,
‘
which
he
does
as
easy
as
he
breathes
–
while
all
the
time
he
’
s
feeling
them
out
,
sizing
them
up
,
getting
inside
their
heads
and
deciding
which
ones
are
even
possible
.
Maybe
one
in
ten
.
That
’
s
why
he
strings
it
out
–
Duke
is
up
behind
that
grille
and
Michael
tells
him
every
mark
who
just
might
measure
up
,
where
he
sits
and
everything
.
Michael
’
s
about
to
turn
this
tip
?
and
spill
the
ones
he
doesn
’
t
want
.
Dawn
will
handle
that
part
,
after
she
gets
the
seating
diagram
from
Duke
.
’
"
"
How
did
they
work
that
?
"
asked
Harshaw
.
"
I
didn
’
t
see
it
,
Jubal
.
Does
it
matter
?
There
are
a
dozen
ways
they
could
cut
from
the
herd
the
ones
they
wanted
as
long
as
Mike
knew
which
they
were
and
had
worked
out
some
way
to
signal
Duke
.
I
don
’
t
know
.
Patty
says
he
’
s
clairvoyant
and
says
it
with
a
straight
face
–
and
,
do
you
know
,
I
won
’
t
discount
the
possibility
.
But
right
after
that
,
they
took
the
collection
.
Mike
didn
’
t
do
even
this
in
church
style
–
you
know
,
soft
music
and
dignified
ushers
.
He
said
nobody
would
believe
that
this
was
a
church
service
if
be
didn
’
t
take
a
collection
?
so
he
would
,
but
with
a
difference
.
Either
take
it
or
put
it
–
suit
yourself
.
Then
,
so
help
me
,
they
passed
collection
baskets
already
loaded
with
money
.
Mike
kept
telling
them
that
this
was
what
the
last
crowd
had
left
,
so
help
themselves
?
if
they
were
broke
or
hungry
and
needed
it
.
But
if
they
felt
like
giving
?
give
.
Share
with
others
.
Just
do
one
or
the
other
–
put
something
in
,
or
take
something
out
.
When
I
saw
it
,
I
figured
he
had
found
one
more
way
to
get
rid
of
too
much
money
.
"
Jubal
said
thoughtfully
,
"
I
’
m
not
sure
he
would
lose
by
it
.
That
pitch
,
properly
given
,
should
result
in
more
people
giving
more
?
while
a
few
take
just
a
little
.
And
probably
very
few
.
I
would
say
that
it
would
be
hard
indeed
to
reach
in
and
take
out
money
when
the
people
on
each
side
of
you
are
putting
money
in
?
unless
you
need
it
awfully
badly
.
"
"
I
don
’
t
know
,
Jubal
?
but
I
understand
that
they
are
just
as
casual
about
those
collections
as
they
are
about
that
stack
of
dough
upstairs
.
But
Patty
whisked
me
away
when
Mike
turned
the
service
over
to
his
high
priestess
.
I
was
taken
to
a
much
smaller
auditorium
where
services
were
just
opening
for
the
seventh
circle
in
–
people
who
had
belonged
for
several
months
at
least
and
had
made
progress
.
If
it
is
progress
.
"
Jubal
,
Mike
had
gone
straight
from
one
to
the
other
,
and
I
couldn
’
t
adjust
to
the
change
.
That
outer
meeting
was
half
popular
lecture
and
half
sheer
entertainment
–
this
one
was
more
nearly
a
voodoo
rite
.
